Stand or display system



Jan. 23, 1951 F. AUGENFELD 2,538,958

STAND OR DISPLAY SYSTEM File-d Dec. 7, 1946 JNVENToR.

\ 740# .Ff-4 f ,fa/x ,40am/Ffm Patented Jan. 23, 1951 UNrrED STATESPATENT OFFICE 2,538,958 STAND R DISPLAY SYSTEM Felix Augenfeld, NewYork, N. Y.

Application December 7, 1946, Serial No. 714,775

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in stand or display formations orsystems.

It is one of the main objects of the invention to provide meansaffording speedy assembly, disassembly as well as adjustment of displaydevices relatively to a support in the form of a wall made of expandedmetal or metal mesh material.

It is another object of the invention to provide means for lockinglyattaching display devices to supports of the aforesaid character and forremoval therefrom without the need for any connecting means, such asnails, screws, etc., which will cause damage or destruction to walls andthe like on which display devices are usually afxed.

It is a further object of the invention to provide means for achieving adisplay formation of the aforesaid kind which can be easily andeconomically manufactured, can be speedily transported from place toplace, and is readily adaptable to assume various forms (straight, aswell as curved) for different display or like purposes.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means improvingdisplay systems which, owing to their simplicity, compactness andparticular shape and design are capable of application to various fieldsof the industry, such as shelves, flower stands, window fixtures, etc.

It is still another object of the invention to Aprovide meansfacilitating an aesthetically and vrooms for exhibition purposes wherebythe walls of the room will not in any way be used.

With the foregoing objects in view together with such other objects andadvantages as may subsequently appear, the invention resides in theparts and in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts,hereafter describedy claimed and illustrated by way of example in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l shows schematically a front elevation of a display formation orsystem made in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. '1 in a somewhat modied form.

Fig. 3 shows an enlarged sectional view taken .along line 3-3 of Fig. l(parts on display being omitted for the sake of clarity).

Fig. 4 shows schematically a top plan view of a display system inmodified form and made inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 5 shows an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 Shows a perspective View looking toward the underface of theplatform of a bracket employable in connection with this invention.

Fig. '7 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of a bracket inmodified form as applied to a perforated support of the display system.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is shown in Fig. la display system or formation consisting of a length of wall or supportof expanded metal I0 having a predetermined mesh and a plurality ofdisplay trays or devices II,` IIa., IIb, Ilc which are removablyattached to saidwall I 0 for display purposes.

Perforated wall Ill may be made preferably fromI lsubstantially rigid,expanded metal and is Suspended from the molding I2 of a wall of a roomin a manner as is known in the display of paintings and the like. Tothis end, there are positioned on molding I2 a number of hooks or loopsI3 which engage a wire or similar tie means I4 which is threaded throughthe upper end I5 of wall I0 at I6, Il, I8 and I9, so that the suspensionof wall I!) from molding I2 can be easily regulated and varied and wallI0 will be sufficiently spaced from and prevented from contacting theWall of the room.

As seen in Fig. 2, wall 20 is so suspended from ceiling 2| by means ofhooks I3 and tie means I4 that wall 20 may carry at its front face 22,as well as at its rear face23 a plurality of brackets 24, 25, 26. Thesebrackets can be made and .Shaped similar to those seen in Fig. 1 andmore clearly shown in Fig. 3.

` Fig. 3 shows a portion of wall I0 in section made of expanded metalhaving latticed openings 30. Bracket II is self-locking and has aplatform 3| `which may be integral with or connected, as

in the present instance, with an angle piece 32 at 33. Angle piece 32has an upright portion 34 ,which is spaced from end 35 of platform 3| insuch a manner, that when upright portion 34 is .inserted, say throughopening 30e, the end 35 of platform 3I comes to lie for contact with theflat front face of the wall or support I0, whereas kupright portion 34abuts against the flat rear l dash lines in Fig. 3, upright portion 34may thus be readily withdrawn from the respective opening, say, 30ay ofwall I0 through which it had previously extended. It goes withoutsaying, that a load, such as a container 36, when placed on platform 3|will further enhance the firm and locking connection between bracket andwall I0.

Fig. 4 illustrates schematically a top plan view of a bendable wire mesh40 which may be held in its curved position by any suitable means (notshown) and on which are removably attached brackets 4| in a manner moreclearly shown in Fig. 5. Wire mesh 40 consists, in this instance, ofsquare shaped wires 42 having therebetween openings 43, 44, 45, 46 and41. Bracket 4| is so shaped that it has a substantially horizontalportion 48 with a downwardly directed portion 49 forming a bend 50 withsaid horizontal portion.

Through opening 46 'of wall 40 and in upward direction extends arm `5|for Iabutment against the rear face 52 of wall 46, Vsaid arm portion 5|projecting between openings '43, 44, 45, 46.

The downwardly directed portion 49 of bracket 4| terminates into twoextensions 53, 54, the latter engaging the wall 40 at its opening 41,whereas extension 53 engages `the front 55 of wall 46, whereby a sturdyconnection is achieved between perforated wall 40 and lsaid vbracket 4|.If a plurality of these brackets are employed, an adjustable shelf-likedevice may be obtained, as it is well understood.

As indicated in Fig. 5 bracket 4| may lend itself to display of a ladyshandbag 5G or like article.

Fig. 6 illustrates a shelf-like bracket 66 having :1f

the platform 6| with rearward lugs 62, 63 which downwardly depend fromsaid platform 6|. A central bracing arm 64 which may be attached at 65to the underface 66 of platform 6|, 'terminates in a lug 61 which isadapted for Contact with the front face of Aa perforated wall, such asseen in Fig. 5, whereas lugs 62, 63 fit into respective spaced openingsof said 'wall to extend in downward direction and in abutting relationwith the rear face of said wall.

Fig. 7 indicates a one-piece bracket 1D which is preferably made of castmaterial, plastic or any suitable plastic composition.

Bracket 10 comprises the platform proper 1|, *from which 'project ateither end a rear and upwardly directed portion or extension 12 adaptedfor insertion through a suitable opening -13'of perforated wall 14 and alug 15 of U-shaped formation integral with said platform, the legs a,15b of said lug structure -being spaced from each other a Ypredetermineddistance to lockingly engage strap element 1.6 of the perforated wall14. Leg 15b forms a downwardly directed extension portion (in alignmentwith extension portion 12), whereas leg 15a is spaced a predetermineddistance (corresponding to about the thickness of wall 14) from said legor extension portion 15b. Strap element 16 may be square'in section,such as seen in Fig. 5 and designated by numeral 42 or in Fig. 3 andindicated by numeral |6a.

As can be seen from Fig. 1, the display device has two spaced apartupright extensions or portions 34 which are adapted to pass throughspaced apart openings of expanded metal wall l0, the distance between-these upright portions 34 and the end 35 of the platform 3| correspondssubstantially to the thickness of wall I0, as `may be easily seen fromFig. 3.

Similarly, the distance between the vertical planes of arm 5| andextension 53 (Fig. 5), the distance between lugs 62, 63 on the one handand lug 61 on the other hand (Fig. 6) land also the distance between thelegs 15a and 15b of 'lug 15 (Fig. 7) substantially corresponds to thethickness of the respective perforated or expanded metal wall to whichthe brackets 4|, 6| and '.16 are applied.

t can .thus be seen that there has been provided in accordance with thisinvention a display formation which comprises in combination a wallhaving perforations which are substantially equally spaced to eachother, such as an expanded i .metal wall, with a platform forpositioning on said wall.

The platform may be provided with means extending therefrom and passingthrough predetermined perforations of said wall for abutment against therear face thereof, and further means 'associated with said platform andfor abutment against the front face of said wall. Both Vsaid means'being adapted to brace said platform in position at said 'wall and tofirmly and lockingly 'engage said wall Vat its rear face and at itsfront face, respectively, whereby the distance between said meanscorresponds substantially to the thickness of 'the wall. Thus, thedisplay platform can be easily afiixed to the wall, whereby the platformwill be `retained in its position and braced-against any displacement.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is:

A display device comprising, in combination, a wall having substantiallyparallel surfaces, front surface andrear surface, respectively, withlatticed openings extending through said surfaces and distributedyoversaid wall in lengthwise and crosswise `directions thereof, abracket removably connectable with said wall, said bracket including aplatform and two extensions connected to said platform, said platformextending on the front -surface of said Iwall and across a plurality ofsaid openings, said extensions being disposed -in spaced apart re`ationto each other and extending through predetermined openings of said wall,each of said extensions including a vdownwardly and an vupwardlydirected portion disposed to extend substantially Yperpendicular V'tosaid platform on the rear surface of said wall, the respective upwardlydirected portion projecting beyond said jpredetermined opening to anadjacent opening positioned above said predetermined opening, and meansintegral with said platform and spaced a predetermined distance fromsaid downwardly directed portions of said extensions, said distancecorresponding to the thickness of said wall, whereby said platform will'be locked in position on said front surface of said wall.

FELIX AUGENFELD.

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